Strategic Partner Manager, Youtube,

**Minimum qualifications**:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in business development, partnerships, management consulting.
- Experience managing agreements or partnerships.
- Experience in project management and cross-functional collaboration.
- Ability to speak and write in English and Portuguese fluently to engage with local stakeholders.
**Preferred qualifications**:
- Experience working with children's content or educational programming.
- Experience with the Brazilian media and entertainment industry.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
About the job
A Strategic Partner Manager (SPM) at YouTube is for youth content, ensuring a safe experience for audiences in Brazil and beyond. The SPM is passionate about shaping the future of online video for kids, guiding creators in developing quality, educational, and entertaining content. This involves fostering relationships with creators, acting as a mentor and advocate within YouTube, while staying ahead of trends and identifying opportunities to improve the youth content experience.In this role you will require leadership, driving the growth and impact of YouTube Kids by increasing viewership and engagement. The SPM is adept at navigating, situations, resolving conflicts, and advocating for creators' needs within the organization. By fostering innovation and exploring new content formats and partnerships, the SPM contributes to a thriving ecosystem of youth content on the platform.
At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun — and we do it all together.
**Responsibilities**:
- Develop and execute impactful plans to expand the reach and impact of YouTube Kids and youth-focused content creators across Brazil and internationally.
- Cultivate relationships with a diverse portfolio of creators, providing support, resources, and guidance to help them thrive. Including developing business plans, driving adoption of platform tools, troubleshooting issues, analyzing performance to unlock growth, and negotiating content-partnership agreements.
- Lead YouTube Kids programming initiatives in Brazil, collaborating with the global team to curate culturally relevant/engaging content that resonates with local audiences.
- Work with teams across YouTube (Product, PR, Marketing, Legal) and Google (both locally and globally) to align strategies and maximize impact.
- Identify and implement strategies to foster partner growth, enhance content-quality, increase audience engagement, and drive business within the youth content ecosystem.
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